HERE.
HERE. YOU
HERE. YOU CAN HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR RESEARCH ON SATURDAY AT THE AUTISM SPEAKS SAN DIEGO
WALK. DID YOU KNOW ONE IN 54
CHILDREN IN THE U.S. IS
DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM? JOINING
US NOW TO INSPIRE YOU THE LACE
UP THOSE WALKING SHOES IS TOP
FUNDRAISER JASON VALENCIA AND
TARA MORAN FROM AUTISM SPEAKS
SAN DIEGO. GOOD MORNING TO YOU
BOTH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
MORNING, MARTIN. MORNING. SO
TARA, TELL US HOW WE CAN PLACE
THEM UP AND PARTICIPATE IN
SATURDAY'S BIG EVENT. YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY, SIR. THIS YEAR
WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR VIRTUAL
WALK FOR SAN DIEGO AUTISM
SPEAKS WALK. WE ARE ENCOURAGING
ALL OUR PARTICIPANTS AND OUR
WALKERS TO WALK ONE POINT BY
FOUR MILES WHEREVER THEY ARE.
SO A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. JUST
RIGHT AROUND YOUR HOUSE FOR
THE 1 IN 54 CHILDREN WHO ARE
DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM WILL BE
CELEBRATING ONLINE AT 9 A.M.
OUR VIRTUAL MISSION MOMENT
WHERE WE SHOUT OUT OUR TOP
TEAMS, OUR SPONSORS AND
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR LOCAL
BANDS AND AND JUST REALLY GET
THAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT GOING.
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE VIRTUAL THIS
YEAR, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SOME
FRIENDS AND SOME OF
THE NONPROFITS HERE AND THEY'VE
THEY'VE BEEN STRUGGLING HERE A
LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR. HOW IS
FUNDRAISING GOING? HOW HAS IT
BEEN GOING THIS YEAR? WE ARE
ALL DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
WE KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT YEAR
BUT THANKS TO OUR TOP
FUNDRAISERS LIKE JASON AND SO
MANY OTHERS, WE ARE SO EXCITED
TO HAVE RAISED OVER FORTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AUTISM
SPEAKS THROUGH HERE AND THAT
NUMBER JUST KEEPS GOING UP.
THANKS SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY
THAT REALLY RALLY BEHIND US AND
SUPPORTED DEER. I CAN'T GIVE
JASON A BETTER INTRODUCTION
THAN THAT. JASON, LET'S BRING
IT INTO THE CONVERSATION HERE
SO WE KNOW YOU'RE ONE OF
THE TOP FUNDRAISERS. YOU'RE A
DAD AND YOU'RE WALKING FOR
NOAH. TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND TELL
US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NOAH.
NOAH'S 12 YEARS OLD. HE WAS ON
THE SPECTRUM SINCE HE WAS THREE
AND HE'S LOVING CARING. HE'LL
MAKE YOU SMILE. HE LOVES
ANIMALS. HE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT
EVERY LITTLE ANIMAL POKEMON.
YOU KNOW THE BIG CRAZE WITH
MINDSHARE IS HE'S JUST A FUN
LOVING KID AND WE BE ALLOWED TO
TRY TO DONATE TO THE CAUSE JUST
TO HELP OTHER FAMILIES IN NEED
.TELL US SOME OF. NO, MY SON
LIKES NO LOVE SCHOOL. HE'S
EVERYTHING'S A SCHEDULE WITH
HIM. HE DID PLAY T BALL. YOU
LEFT SWIMMING. HE LOVES HIS
FISH. HERE IS IT. HER NAME IS
AMBER AND THAT IS TURTLE DOG.
IT IS. IS A BRIGHT LOVING KID.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? THIS WALK
MEAN TO YOU? I MEAN OBVIOUSLY
RAISING A LOT OF FUNDS BUT IT'S
IT'S BECOME KIND OF A TRADITION
FOR YOUR FAMILY, RIGHT? YES.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 20
17. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF HELP
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LIKE I
SAID, IT'S FOR OTHER FAMILIES
AND JUST THE ORGANIZATION ALONE
.AND THAT'S WHY WE LOVE TO
HELP DONATE SOME FUNDS. TARA,
TELL US ABOUT THIS MONEY THAT'S
RAISED. WHERE DOES IT GO AND
HOW ARE THESE FUNDS HELPING
HELPING THESE THESE KIDS WITH
AUTISM? SO THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART ABOUT OUR WALK THIS YEAR
IS EVEN NOW IT CHANGED IN HOW
IT LOOKS. OUR MISSION REMAINS
THE SAME. SO ALL THE FUNDS THAT
ARE RAISED ARE STILL GOING TO
SUPPORT CRITICAL RESOURCES,
SUPPORT AND SERVICES ADVOCACY,
RESEARCH AND EVERYTHING THAT MY
TEAM AND AUTISM SPEAKS WORKED
SO HARD ON EVERY DAY AND
ESPECIALLY WITH THE PANDEMIC
THIS YEAR THE AUTISM COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN HIT ESPECIALLY HARD
WITH CHANGES IN ROUTINES.
UNCERTAINTY AROUND SCHOOL.
SURE. SO WE'VE COLLECTED A LOT
OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT
FAMILIES DURING FALCON 19. OUR
AUTISM RESPONSE TEAM HAS TAKEN
A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CALLS
TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED
RESOURCES TO FAMILIES. OUR
AUTISM CARE'S GRANTS HAVE GONE
OUT DIRECTLY TO FAMILIES. OUR
AUTISM TREATMENT NETWORK IS,
YOU KNOW, WORKING ON
THE MEDICAL SIDE FOR TELEHEALTH
REENTRY CONSIDERATIONS. WE'VE
JUST RALLIED AROUND ALL THAT WE
CAN OFFER TO FAMILIES THE WAY
THAT THEY HAVE RALLIED AROUND
AND SUPPORTING US. SO ALL OF
THE FUNDS ARE STILL GOING TO
ALL THESE VITAL SERVICES.
THEY'RE MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN
EVER BEFORE. WE KNOW JASON'S
ALREADY SIGNED UP BUT THERE ARE
PEOPLE WATCHING RIGHT NOW MAYBE
QUITE HAVEN'T YET AND THEY'RE
MOVED BY THIS AND THEY WANT TO
SIGN UP. SO WHERE CAN WE LEARN
MORE OF COURSE. THERE IS STILL
PLENTY OF TIME TO JOIN US WHERE
FOR DAYS AWAY. BUT IF YOU VISIT
W W W DOT AUTISM SPEAKS WALK
ORG TYPE IN YOUR ZIP CODE AND
YOU'LL SEE OUR LOCAL SAN DIEGO
WALK. COMING UP THIS SATURDAY
JASON TARA THANKS SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME. AND BY THE WAY,
JASON, I LOVE THE OUTFIT THERE
AND ALL THE WONDERFUL COLORS
AND YOU GOT THE